leaf shedding

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• leaf-fall — leafˈ fall noun 1. The shedding of leaves 2. The time of the shedding of leaves, usu autumn 3. Premature fall of leaves • • • Main Entry: ↑leaf …   Useful english dictionary

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• Dutch elm disease — Branch death, or flagging, at multiple locations in the crown of a diseased elm Dutch elm disease (DED) is a disease caused by a member of the sac fungi category, affecting elm trees which is spread by the elm bark beetle. Although believed to be …   Wikipedia

• Sterculia colorata — taxobox name = Scarlet Sterculia regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Sterculia species = S. colorata binomial = Sterculia colorata binomial …   Wikipedia